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Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African and Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is known as the co-writer and director of the science fiction action film District 9 (2009), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the director of the dystopian science fiction action film Elysium(2013), which garnered moderately positive reviews. He also directed the science fiction action film Chappie (2015) and the sports drama film Gran Turismo (2023). Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photorealistic computer-generated visual effects. His films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. He is also known for his collaborations with actor Sharlto Copley. Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. A 2011 Forbes article named him the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neill Blomkamp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Spider-Man Beyond Fire is a 2027 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Neill Blomkamp, written by Sam Raimi and Jon Watts, and produced by Marvel Studios and Legendary Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the third installment in the Spider-Man Multiverse. The film stars Gabriel Luna as Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man alongside Emma Stone, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, Caleb McLaughlin, Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Justice Smith, Zendaya, Tobey Maguire, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Michael Shannon. In the film, Miguel O'Hara and the rest of the Spider Society must enter the multiverse to stop a resurrected Mysterio and escaped convict Alonzo Lincoln from destroying it. Spider-Man Beyond Fire opened in theaters on December 3rd, 2027; the film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, praising the film for its cast (particularly Luna, Stone, Holland, and Gyllenhaal), visual effects, action sequences, costume designs, the darker tone, direction, Hans Zimmer's musical score, screenplay, and emotional weight, but its story received mixed responses. It was also a financial success like the rest of the Spider-Man Multiverse films, grossing $1.2 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film in the series and of 2027. A sequel is in development.
